The Official Clay Aiken Discussion Thread

[Fantasmic303]

Originally posted by scarlett873
geesh!! now i know what to expect after my night with clay!

oh...and fantasmic...i'll be seeing OMC from the second row!

i am curious about how he picks people from the audience to dance with him...come on sawyermaw!! inquiring minds wanna know!!!!

Oh, it'll be MUCH worse for you when YOU get back, Brandie!!!

And yes, yes, I see that you're in the second row, and yes, yes, I am jealous. Appropriately. Since I am by myself in the very last row. And yet...I'm still there. So I'm still.... (And yet cursing myself for living in an area where it was impossible to get virtually ANY seat, nevermind a good one!!)

But is it so bad to want to bring Clay home with me? My mom approves.


I'm big on karma, and I've been doing lots of nice things for no reason lately. And let me tell you...when I get to Foxwoods, I'll DEFINITELY be "living for the wonder of it all"!!!


PS - SAWYERMAW is noticeably ignoring the dance question!!

 

[SAWYERMAW1]

I'm not quite sure how you get picked to dance with him or to go up and sing with him. I was too far back to tell exactly what was going on. Sorry!! Next time I WILL have better seats. Had no idea the tickets would sell so fast!!

 

[princssdisnygina]

I am VERY excited, I have front row seats for the indianapolis concert on Aug 16th! Just thought I would share with all of you so you could be jealous! My seats in Columbus weren't so hot. I will let you know how that goes!

Gina

 

[vald1977]

Oh Kylene?????!!!!!! ,
We're patiently (okay NOT so patiently) waiting to hear how OMC was last night. So, give up the dirt! We want all the details !

 

[scarlett873]

Originally posted by princssdisnygina
I am VERY excited, I have front row seats for the indianapolis concert on Aug 16th! Just thought I would share with all of you so you could be jealous! My seats in Columbus weren't so hot. I will let you know how that goes!

Gina

how did you manage to get front row??? which section are you in? i think we're 2nd row, center section...i can't remember for sure though. if we aren't center, we're right off to the left. maybe we'll see each other!

 

[Fantasmic303]

Originally posted by vald1977
Oh Kylene?????!!!!!! ,
We're patiently (okay NOT so patiently) waiting to hear how OMC was last night. So, give up the dirt! We want all the details !

It's over, Val. I'm done for.

I'm gonna marry that boy, and I don't care what the rest of the world has to say about it!!

It was an absolutely OFF THE HOOK show - I just want to hug him, and I miss him already. Those of you with close seats...well, I can't tell you how much I envy you. I'll write a full report later on (and I'm waiting for my pictures to develope at CVS), but he was INCREDIBLE.

They actually ended up releasing tickets to standby a little after 8:00. Cherie came on stage just as we were sitting down....

....in NOT the last row of the place!!!

I was in line for standby for about 4 hours, but it DEFINITELY paid off - we ended up with (abouts) 16/17th ROW!!! And seeing him - IN THE FLESH - was just....a lot.

You know, I really think that I would give up a week in Disney for a chance to be a little closer to him or - *gasp* - to meet him. And let me tell ya, that's HUGE for me.

He took a little girl up during the dance sequence - it was the absolute most precious thing I have ever seen. SHE was cute, but HE was just...*sigh*....he stooped down so he was just her height, and they danced, and it was just....SO SWEET!!! And my digi takes short videos, so I tried to get some of it. Hopefully if my camera stops being a jerkface, I can actually transfer the video and pictures to my computer and share!

He SOUNDED amazing. I really don't think I can go too long without seeing him again, though I'm not sure how I'll finagle it.


This is NOT over. I am NOT done with him. Look out Clay - I'm on a mission!!

 

[Tess]

Kylene. . .

I'm so glad to hear that row 16/17 isn't that far back. We were on the phone 30 seconds before the tix went on sale locally. The best I could do was on the aisle, center section row 19. This is in Jackson, MI. I have never been up to the fairgrounds there and, if anyone else has, let me know if this will be good or a bit better than good seating? The seating map for the fair tells me nothing.

As an aside, when Britney Spears first hit the scene, our daughter was a major fan (Mickey Mouse show, etc.). We got front row, center section, center seating! I've also managed to get front row center for Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson, Stevie Nicks, Aerosmith, Jethro Tull, ELO, and others--but that front center for Britney took the cake because it was for my kid! While I love Clay, I can't say I would be going to a concert for myself--this is also a "for my kid" event and I just want the seats to be good!

 

[CookieGVB]

I can't STAND the fact that the boy is practically in my backyard, and I don't have a ticket!!

 

[Kimberle]

Kylene,

Did you see him in Mohegen Sun last night? I'm so bummed, so close but yet so far..........

Glad you had a good time!

 

[vald1977]

Thanks for the report! I'm so glad you got better seats. I've never been to a concert (sad but true) so I didn't know how it worked with standby tickets. I agree it was so worth 4 hours of time ! Looking forward to seeing pics and video if you are able to get it to work .

 

[Fantasmic303]

Tess:

I was happy where we were sitting...well, generally happy anyways. The seats were good, I didn't have problems seeing him, didn't need like...binoculars or anything. (Admittedly, yes, I did want to be closer because admittedly, yes, I just wanted to squeeze him and tell him we're getting married. Mind you, my ability to do any of the above was limited, though not entirely my my seat location!! )

Anyhoo, I don't think you'll be too disappointed with 19th row, although I have to be honest with you - I, too, was rather spoiled by amazing seats every time I saw *NSYNC in concert (which was probably close to 30 times). Chris actually got us front row to a couple shows, and I wasn't further than 5 rows back for practically any of the others, so being in a double digits row....well, obviously, it's a HUGE difference. With Clay, however, I take what I can get. You just have to remind yourself going in that he's NOT going to be lifesized in front of you.


Kimberle:

Well, Foxwoods, but yep! As we were driving up there, I made my mom and sister crazy, pointing out the "sights" of CT and how Clay might have reacted to them - you know, IKEA, the correctional facility that you're warned not to stop for, the lack of civilization for miles. I wish I could've driven the bus for him!!


Val:

I actually thought of you when we were in line and that I should've gotten your number or something, but actually, they didn't give us any information (or even any hope) until 7:30 or so. They didn't SELL us anything until after 8:00, and by that time, you would've missed half the show hauling yourself over there. As it was, if I didn't have that other last row ticket to fall back on, I would've been crying towards the end. Honestly, and my mother realized it - we were lucky they released some, but there was never guarantee.


AND OF COURSE I'LL SHARE THE PICTURES!! I just have to figure out where I can upload them...any ideas?

Also (I'm piecing bits together as I remember them), he sounded a little sick last night. Not singing wise, of course - he was amazing. But just while he spoke, it sounded like he was a little strained. I noticed different inflection in his Solitaire performance too, and I really felt bad for him.

He and Cherie did a duet from - I think - her album. It was a great song (even though I didn't know it), and apparently they haven't performed it before. I swear though, we were all holding our breath at the end of it. It was terrific.

He also came down into the audience - - to read the sign of the girl who ended up going to sing with him. INTO THE AUDIENCE. I was so afraid for the boy. But he slipped off the stage (which was SO...well....CUTE ) went up to the center aisle, talked to the girl and all (I about peed my pants when I saw him coming closer and closer...I swear, if I wasn't the 5th seat in, the boy would've been coming home with me!!), then went back down to the stage. And he goes, "Hmmm...not sure how I'm gonna get back on the stage....maybe should've thought of that before...oh well, I guess the old fashioned way!" And he scooted his little self right onto the stage!!


I so want to see him again.

PS - I suppose I should stop calling him "the boy" considering he's got two years on me. I just can't get used to calling him "THE MAN"!!!

 

[vald1977]

Hi Kylene,
You could upload your pics into an album at Imagestation. It's free. So if you and Clay do decide to get married, can I come to your wedding ?

 

[Fantasmic303]

Originally posted by vald1977
Hi Kylene,
You could upload your pics into an album at Imagestation. It's free. So if you and Clay do decide to get married, can I come to your wedding ?

1 - Thanks for the Imagestation heads up - I have to go to the post office, but I'll head over there when I get back.


2 - If? IF?? IF???? It's not an if, it's a when.


3 - And yes. I've even come to terms with the fact that I may have to relinquish my dreams of my Disney wedding (which has been in planning stages for....well...probably 15 years or so, since my cousin's wedding when I was 9), and, for Clay, I'm ok with that. I'll send you a PM when the time is right.

 

[Fantasmic303]

Firstly, I wanted to see if that would work.


Secondly, I got the imagestation album up and running. The addy is:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4286058273

I've got to warn you though - the photos are out of order. I don't know why, considering I uploaded them in order. But, regardless, they are. Oh, and also...I don't know if I screwed something up or what, but the resolution looks MUCH worse than it did when I made prints.


I'm sorry!! I hope the pics will hold us over until those first and second rowers report back!!

 

[lsyorke]

There are new videos(great quality!!) up at airplay central of the Portland show. Amazing stuff, clear videos close up!!

 

[Tess]

We'll be off to see Clay in a few hours! It's a whopping 56º here and very rain cloudy right now. There's no way we're going to see the 69º we were promised as a high today. I'm breaking out the jeans, long sleeves, zip up fleece, and I'm even contemplating a winter coat/gloves for tonight! It's supposed to drop down to the 40s again tonight and I'm sure this will be a cold evening for an outdoor concert!

The bright side (which I always try to find), there's only a slight chance of rain! My daughter's spirits won't be dampened (pardon the pun), she's been working on her two-sided poster since yesterday! Just hope that it will be seen from where she's seated in row 19!

Have I mentioned that the weather this summer has been the worst in the last 6-7 years? Whatever happened to the "greenhouse effect" as promised with global warming. Michigan sure isn't included in that theory--we've only had a couple (maybe 3 days) of above 90º temps and ZERO ozone action days! For a gal who loves 90s and the trip H factor, I'm so depressed at the thought of another long, cold, dreary winter when I didn't get my sunshine/heat fix to carry me through. . .there I go again, better try and find the positive note in that prospect. . .hmmmm , I'll have to get back to ya' on that one!

 

[scarlett873]

stay warm!!! i'm sure you'll have a great time!!!

i get to see him on monday night!

 

[Kimberle]

I am so JEALOUS of all you ladies who are seeing Clay! I REALLY think it's time for him to come to Radio City!!

 

[Fantasmic303]

La dee dah...


Just passin' through to strut the new .jpegs....



PS - well, Tess???


PPS - Brandie, BEHAVE!! (But feel free to give him a little pinch and tell him it's from me. )

 

[Tess]

Spectacular! It would have been perfect had our seats been better, but they weren't bad--we could see him fine and our daughter was ecstatic.

He's been using venues to feature concert goers in a duet with him! Clay commented that he has been very impressed with talent at the various venues where he's done this. The woman he chose (auditions for the spot were being undertaken at the ticket gate by a member of the staff) was phenomenol. She was very poised for someone who got the surprise of her life--can you imagine--singing a duet with our man Clay? The woman (Heather) is a special ed major at Eastern University and is in the process of cutting a demo--Clay asked her to send him a copy when it was done. It was very cute and they sounded as if they'd rehearsed, which they had not since she was pulled from the audience just before the performance.

No cell phone calls to friends, but he did bring up two early 20 somethings to dance with him--they were beside themselves as you might imagine.

Clay was in fine voice but did hit a couple of bad, bad notes during the performance. He's totally forgiven though--how tough it must be to perform night after night in a different city. We were bummed that he didn't sing BOTW or The Way although we really enjoyed the James Taylor set he undertook. Very nice. . .

My daughter snapped a good many pix. When I get them developed I'll try and upload some--if they come out. The venue didn't permit any type of camera other than "disposables" so I'm sure the pix aren't going to be very good since it was dark. We'll see I guess.

I'd definitely go to another Clay concert IF I could get closer. A very fun family evening--the kind of guy I'd want my daughter to bring home some day -- many, many years from now.